48th Oregon Legislative Assembly

The 48th Oregon Legislative Assembly was the legislative session of the Oregon Legislative Assembly that convened on January 10, 1955 and adjourned May 4, 1955.^[1][2]

48th Oregon Legislative Assembly
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The legislature took place in the Oregon State Capitol, seen here in 2007
Overview
Legislative body	Oregon Legislative Assembly
Jurisdiction	Oregon, United States
Meeting place	Oregon State Capitol
Term	1955
Website	www.oregonlegislature.gov
Oregon State Senate
Members	30 Senators
Senate President	Elmo E. Smith (R)
Party control	Republican Party of Oregon
Oregon House of Representatives
Members	60 Representatives
Speaker of the House	Edward A. Geary (R)
Party control	Republican Party of Oregon

Senate

Affiliation		Members
	Democratic	6
	Republican	24
Total		30
Government Majority		18

Senate Members

Composition of the Senate

Senator	Residence	Party
S. Eugene Allen	Portland	Republican
Howard Belton	Canby	Republican
Charles W. Bingner	LaGrande	Republican
Harry D. Boivin	Klamath Falls	Democratic
Phil Brady	Portland	Democratic
Gene L. Brown	Grants Pass	Republican
Joseph K. Carson[a]	Portland	Democratic
Richard L. Neuberger
Truman A. Chase	Eugene	Republican
Carl H. Francis	Dayton	Republican
Paul E. Geddes	Roseburg	Republican
Harry George Jr.	Portland	Democratic
Warren Gill	Lebanon	Republican
Stewart Hardie	Condon	Republican
Mark Hatfield	Salem	Republican
Robert D. Holmes	Gearhart	Democratic
John P. Hounsell	Hood River	Republican
Donald R. Husband	Eugene	Republican
J. O. Johnson	Tigard	Republican
Walter C. Leth	Monmouth	Republican
Pat Lonergan	Portland	Republican
Philip B. Lowry	Medford	Republican
Warren A. McMinnimee	Tillamook	Republican
John C. F. Merrifield	Portland	Republican
Lee V. Ohmart	Salem	Republican
Elmo Smith	John Day	Republican
W. Lowell Steen	Milton-Freewater	Republican
Monroe Sweetland	Milwaukie	Democratic
George A. Ulett	Coquille	Republican
Rudie Wilhelm	Portland	Republican
Francis W. Ziegler	Corvallis	Republican

House

Affiliation		Members
	Democratic	25
	Republican	35
Total		60
Government Majority		10

House Members

Composition of the House

House Member	Residence	Party
Eddie Ahrens	Turner	Republican
John P. Amacher	Winchester	Republican
Ben Anderson	Portland	Democratic
Gust Anderson	Portland	Republican
George J. Annala	Hood River	Democratic
William W. Bradeen	Burns	Republican
Edward R. Cardwell	Sweet Home	Republican
W. W. Chadwick	Salem	Republican
R. F. Chapman	Coos Bay	Democratic
Herman H. Chindgren	Molalla	Republican
Edwin Earl Cone	Eugene	Republican
Ward H. Cook	Portland	Democratic
Alfred H. Corbett	Portland	Democratic
F. H. Dammasch	Portland	Republican
Leon S. Davis	Hillsboro	Republican
Harvey H. DeArmond	Bend	Republican
Elmer Deetz	Canby	Republican
Pat Dooley	Portland	Democratic
Orval Eaton	Astoria	Republican
Robert I. Elfstrom	Salem	Republican
Harry C. Elliott	Tillamook	Republican
William J. Gallagher	Portland	Republican
Edward A. Geary	Klamath Falls	Republican
Wayne R. Giesy	Monroe	Republican
G. D. Gleason	Portland	Democratic
R. E. Goad	Pendleton	Democratic
William L. Grenfell	Portland	Democratic
Richard E. Groener	Milwaukie	Democratic
John D. Hare	Hillsboro	Republican
Lloyd E. Haynes	Grants Pass	Republican
Earl H. Hill	Cushman	Republican
Norman R. Howard	Portland	Democratic
Arthur P. Ireland	Forest Grove	Republican
V. T. Jackson	Roseburg	Democratic
Robert J. Jensen	Portland	Republican
V. Edwin Johnson	Eugene	Republican
Robert R. Klemsen	St. Helens	Democratic
George Layman	Newberg	Republican
Jean L. Lewis	Portland	Democratic
E. A. Littrell	Medford	Republican
Al Loucks	Salem	Republican
E. H. Mann	Medford	Republican
Irvin Mann[b]	Adams	Republican
Stafford Hansell	Hermiston
Thomas R. McClellan	Neotsu	Democratic
Roderick T. McKenzie	Sixes	Republican
Fred Meek	Portland	Republican
Kay Meriwether	Portland	Democratic
Katherine Musa	The Dalles	Democratic
Maurine Neuberger	Portland	Democratic
Boyd R. Overhulse	Madras	Democratic
Walter J. Pearson	Portland	Democratic
Joe Rogers	Independence	Democratic
Jess W. Savage	Albany	Republican
Ernest E. Schrenk	Creswell	Republican
Henry Semon	Klamath Falls	Democratic
Robert J. Steward	Keating	Democratic
Loran L. Stewart	Cottage Grove	Republican
Emil A. Stunz	Nyssa	Democratic
Charles A. Tom	Rufus	Republican
Harry L. Wells	LaGrande	Democratic

Notes

1. Carson was appointed to Neuberger's seat after Neuberger resigned to assume his seat in the Federal U.S. Senate^[3]
2. Irvin Mann died in office. Stafford Hansell was appointed to finish his term. Both were Republicans.